Daniel 10:11-14

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Daniel 10:10-21

Much ado here is to bring Daniel to be able to bear what Christ has to say to him. Still we have him in a fright, hardly and very slowly recovering himself; but he is still answered and supported with good words and comfortable words. Let us see how Daniel is by degrees brought to himself, and gather up the several passages that are to the same purport. I. Daniel is in a great consternation and finds it very difficult to get clear of it. The hand that touched him set him at first upon his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 10:11

And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved ,.... Or, "a man of desires" F21 איש חמדות "vir desideriorum", V. L. ; a most desirable man, lovely to God and men; the same epithet Gabriel gives him, Daniel 9:22 , which confirms the sentiment, that it is he that touched Daniel, and is here speaking, distinct from the glorious Person before described: understand the words that I speak unto thee ; attend unto them, in order to understand them; and which he was sent to give... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 10:12

Then said he unto me, fear not, Daniel ,.... Perceiving him to shake and tremble, and to be intimidated at his presence, he speaks comfortably to him, and encourages him to lay aside his fears, that he might be more capable of attending to what he was about to say to him; and which had a tendency of themselves to remove his fears, and increase his confidence in the Lord: for from the first day thou didst set thine heart to understand ; not so much the former visions which he had an... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 10:13

But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days ,.... Which was just the time Daniel had been mourning and fasting, Daniel 10:2 , and the angel had had his instructions to acquaint him with the Lord's answer to his prayers: by "the prince of the kingdom of Persia" is not to be understood the then reigning king of Persia, Cyrus, or his son Cambyses; who either of them would have been called rather king of Persia; nor were they able to withstand an angel, and such an... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 10:14

Now I am come to make thee to understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days ,.... The contest being over with the prince of Persia, and having got an advantage, and carried his point in favour of the Jews; he came directly to Daniel, to inform him of what should befall the people of the Jews in the succeeding monarchies, especially in the times of Antiochus; and even of all that should befall them until the Messiah came, as Aben Ezra rightly interprets it; for the last days... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 10:12

I am come for thy words - On account of thy prayers I am sent to comfort and instruct thee. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 10:13

But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me - I think it would go far to make a legend or a precarious tale of this important place to endeavor to maintain that either a good or evil Angel Is intended here. Cyrus alone was the prince of Persia, and God had destined him to be the deliverer of his people; but there were some matters, of which we are not informed, that caused him to hesitate for some time. Fearing, probably, the greatness of the work, and not being fully satisfied of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 10:14

For yet the vision is for many days - There are many things which remain yet to be revealed, and the time of their accomplishment is very distant. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 10:11

Verse 11 He here relates how he was strengthened, by the angel’s exhortation. He now begins to raise himself from his former position, and the angel now orders him to raise his drooping spirits, and calls him a man greatly beloved We have previously discussed this word, which some refer to Daniel’s zeal, and take it passively, because he was inspired with a most invincible ardor through anxiety for the common welfare of the Church. I rather incline to the opposite view, thinking him so called... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 10:12

Verse 12 By the angel’s commanding the Prophet to be of a serene and tranquil mind, we gather the continuance of his fright, and his being as yet unable to listen with composure. And yet this trembling improved his teachableness. Without the slightest doubt, God desired to prepare his servant in this way to render him more attentive to his disciples, and yet this very terror prevented Daniel from summoning all his senses to listen to the address of the angel. The remedy is exhibited in these... read more

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